Beginning Watercolor

Beginning Watercolor


We start with the basics: brush control, water to pigment ratios, mixing color, washes/glazes, lifting out and texture techniques. New projects each week, slowly building on previous lessons experience. Line drawings (for tracing) are offered for those who feel uncomfortable with free hand drawing.


BEGINNING WATERCOLOR, 8 LIVE ZOOM CLASSES PER SESSION.

Current session: 8 Tuesdays weekly,  starting Tuesday Mar 22, 2024-May 10, 2024 @6:30-9pm (live Zoom classes)

In-person session: 8 Wednesdays weekly,  starting Wednesday Jan 17, 2024-Mar 6, 2024, 2024 @6:30-9pm (at Weston Art and Innovation Center, 356 Boston Post Rd, Weston)

To register:  please send email to sallymeding@gmail.com 

This class will be geared for the complete beginner who has had little or no experience in watercolor. We will work on a number of skill-building exercises and small paintings, including:

  • Water to pigment ratio (most important concept)
  • Brush control
  • understanding tonal value or grey scale.
  • Color mixing
  • 3 main types of washes
  • 10 main watercolor techniques
  • beginning  3-D form, how light land on simple objects
  • texturing techniques

There will be step-by-step demonstrations each class to help you learn the basic techniques of painting with this vibrant transparent medium.

Each class: 3 hours.   8 classes: $245

(Free video recordings of each session available for about 6 months).

WATERCOLOR CONTINUING, 8 LIVE ZOOM CLASSES

 

Evening sessions:  Jan 16, 2024 through Mar 5, 2024, 8 Tuesdays @ 6:30-9:00pm

Day sessions:  Jan 19, 2024 through Mar 8, 2024, 8 Fridays @ 6:30-9:00pm

Fundamentals class (advanced beginner) includes review and continuing practice of:

  • brush control.
  • water to pigment ratios,
  • 3 types of washes, glazing,
  • Introducing masking,
  • understanding value to create 3-D form (A small value study created each class)
  • basics of linear and aerial (atmospheric) perspective
  • Painting backgrounds (wet in wet technique)
  • technique techniques

A new project each weekline drawings also provided for drawing or tracing.
Subjects include: flowers, birds, fruit, vegetables, butterflies, fish, mammals, simple landscapes, and seascapes with emphasis on the effect of light.

Please email sallymeding@gmail.com to register.